The Sun. — London, England, 1838-07-01 00:00:00

V „ f? = 17 1 y,70 A • '4l )4, EXTRAORDINARY EDITION LONDON : SUNDAY, JULY 1,1 N 8. l'sro. 14.229. 'Thursday the 28 the day appointed for her Majesty's Coronation, will long be considered as one of the most remarkable days in cur national annals. Whether we consider the innnense multi tude assembled—the order with which they con ducted themselves—the length and splendour of the procession —the brilliancy of the scene—the various amusements provided for the. people—the' great efflux of foreigners into the Metropolis — or th e affable, kindly, and difrnifled conduct of her Majesty —the whole proceeding confers 'great' ho nour on our country. The weather . was fortunately auspicious, and, coming between two rainy days, seemed as if Heaven blessed the solemn ceremonies. The in terest the event excited was excessive. . From the very earliest peep of dawn on Thursday, and even through the whole of the night, the streets were crowded with persona taking up their stations, and with carriages of all descriptions carrying company: to the places where,they meant to view the processio or tlie ceremony. Till long after-the break of the fol 4 lowing day the streets were never deserted by grea crowds, and it does equal honour to the excellency o the arrangements, and tothegood condeet of the peo ple, that there was not through that loni period, ono amidst such countless and thronging multitudes, the least dikurbance, nor more than tlle avbracr ,- a1 t 4 r 4 ** 41 4. 4, 400 4 *4 4 -4497444190 - 44 - : are pursuing their ordinary daily avocations. h before in the world, perhaps, was such an immense mass of p ersons collected within such an area, and never certainly was such a mass so completely or derly and well-behaved without anyapparent coercion. Of the splendour of the procession and the scenes there is but one voice, as the following paragraphs taken from the Morning Papers will show : " As to the cavalcade," said the Herald, " it ~' .~. was, indeed, truly magnificent. The view from Trafalgar-sqUare down Parliament-street, towards the Abbey, presented to those who were fortunate enough to be in a poSition to overlook the whole of the long line of superb equipages, guards, &c., one of the finest coups d'ail that was ever witnessed, even in the metropolis of Great Britain. The carriages of the representatives of foreign powersovith their caparisons, were very splendid, but all that dazzled the eyes in the pageant, and took the senses captive, was inferior to the moral interest with which the spectacle was clothed." " The spectacle of the streets," said the Times, "and indeed of the interior of the houses before which the procession passed, must have struck the foreign personages who attended with wonder, not wholly unmixed with awe. The earth was alive with men ; the habitations in the line of march cast forth their occupants to the balconies or the house tops. - The windows were lifted out of their frames, and the asylum of domestic life, that sanctuary which our countrymen guard with such traditional jealousy and love of free agency from the intrusion of prying strangers, was on this occasion made openly accessible to the involuntary gaze of the entire world. There was no dissentient voice to the wide and honest acclamations of the people in honour of Queen Victoria." "In the first instance, the crowd," said the Chronicle, "seemed in some degree lost in wonder at the unex ampled splendour of the scene (for it exceeded all precedent), and did not, therefore, so rapturously give way to their feelings of respect and attachment as after their curiosity had been allayed, and their astonishment lessened by a repetition of the gorgeous display. Throughout the whole line leads were filled and ridges horsed,' by eager and delighted gazers ; and ladies, in loves and gentle jollities arrayed,' from open windows, lofty balconies, and temporary - scaffolds, waved their scented kerchiefs in the air," and long be fore the royal carriage was distinctly visible in the distance thus denoted its gradual advance toward its desCnation." With few other decorations for the streets than crowded balconies, and here and there a flag, and Ake :i7-epiratiorei- for the i 1 I mill imam], - nere-r was a grander scene than the countless multitudes of well-dressed, well-behaved women and men of all ranks and stations, offered to the eye on the pre sent occasion. It took captive the senses, and sa tisfied the judgment, for all these multitudes were . intent en consecrating this day to peace and joy. • Her Majesty's conduct was, throughout, com posed and collected ; affable and condescending as she passed along the streets, acknowledging with kindly smiles the homage of her people, and digni fied in performing the solemn ceremonies of the day at the altar. For a well-trained, mature man (we remarked on Friday-) to go through all the ceremonies of Royalty with ease and dignity, ex cites general admiration, but to see the sense of duty so strong in one so youn 2 . as never to permit her through , hours of tedious display to give way to one apparent sentiment of irksomeness or levity, is as extraordi nary as the spectacle of countless multitudes agreeing to express the one single sentiment of unmingled ad miration for one so young, and, of herself, so help less. Her general demeanour was quite in ac cordance with this one trait. " The promptitude and graceful ease," says the Chronicle," displayed by lier Majesty when she descended the steps of the Throne to assist in raising the venerable Lord Rolle, who, labouring under the weight of nearly 90 years, fell on approaching the Royal presence, won universal admiration from all who witnessed the . scene." We were able, happily, to announce that on Fri day her Majesty had not suffered from the fatigues of 'the ceremony, though it was said that on her way back to Buckingham Palace, symptoms of fa tigue were visible in her Majesty's countenance ; but considering what she had gone through they excited no surprise. But her Majesty's constitution is excellent, her training has been admirable, and her well-ordered mind makes the duties of her station light as the labours of love. We are happy to say that the disposition of the people corresponded to her Majesty's wishes. They were delighted, and displayed their delight. Not a person was insulted or injured, and while fifty years ago a Frenchman could not walk the streets without being called after as a frog-eater, his illus trious Marshal Sault was everywhere received with loud acclamations, that were second only to the ap plause which was bestowed on his still more illus trious conqueror, our own Wellington; As a sign of the peaceful times which now prevail, and of the union which now happily subsists between the two most civilized nations of the earth, it was elnlightfal to sc.T the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Soult meetin g ; in Westminster Abbey, to do homage to the Queen of England. May the peace • between those two nations, who are most worthy of their present mutual friendship, be never again broken If it were, as has been said, a moving spectacle to see the young and lovely representative of a long line of Kings, whom Providence had called at so early an age to wield the s ce pt re of ear th' s greate s t empire,- it was not less moving to see • that Young person receiving the enthusi as ti c homage -of the people ; at dit was not less moving to see the representatives of almost all the Stat es of all the civilized world present to bear witness to the furtliost ends of the earth to the harmony which exists between the Queen and her people ; whiletheir presence is a proof that peace —long continued peace, such as was never known before now. s on the earth. • Th e (lay was alike honourable to the Government which could, without apprehension see such a large mass of people collected —and to the people, who jus tified its confidence. Redeeminr , their character, the multitude were admitted everywhere, and everywhere theybehaved with the greatest decorum. The Queen, said the Herald very justly, was " visibly affected by the mingled emotions which such a scene was calculated to inspire, and touched even to tears While receiving the enthusiastic homage of her People. Cold indeed must be the heart, and dull the intellect, that could-be insensible to the moral charm o f a sce ne so impressiv e and sublime !" We conclude with echoing the wish of the same Writer " May the sunlight which dispelled the clouds and gloom of the day of Victoria's Coronation, be the harbinger of_a reign bringing a Prosperou s future t o En land, an d b r i g h ten i ng i n t o g l ory as it grows i n Years. Mav she who is the chief of the nation --the beloved of her popl , ', and tLe ornament of h " se; support, like the wisest and best of her ustrintig predecessors,. the dignity and grandeur of li:ngland's monarch,. May 1; -, ..‘r 7 ?-la:jcsty reign long LONDON, SUNDAY, JULY 1, 1838• and long promote the prosperity of the empire and the. peace of the i gress in civilization. For her Majesty's reign to be glorious Our Journal of Thursday commemorated the Coronae CORONATION A ? world. - ! for herself and happy for her people, her political mea- lion of her Ale jesty by appearing in a golden dress. We It is stated that upwa, • We shall now proceed to state the particulars of the Coronation, 1 sures must correspond with the extraordinary move beginning with meet now impelled on society. Following - a. Monarch nosv c ontinue and repeat, with some variation, that for seats in Westminsti who acquired a deservedly high reputation as a Re- extraordinary publication. We claim little m o re merit construction of the hi. Many parties were as; A SKETCH OF 'HER MAJESTY...,,. ,- ,. .,1%--...............f0rmer, her task-, andethe task of her Statesmee, it must for this splendid • specimen of the united arts of en- in i s er o o o os c, massive buttees -----.........r 2,000 of the c On the memorable 28th. of June' her Majesty Was" toixtii!il' ; graving :and printing . than having most diligently ex- imperfect, and some ro p y aerel entev..o;l?.e admitted, is not easy. . But those who see in all things directing hand o! Providence will probably look on the ' To to th t e be gr p e e a r t . reigns over an affectionate and . trusting- WOplee b'FallVdisiiileleca s t-litl'W , if,!•ighP. ing, and at five o'elock tli Till her accession to.. the throne her 'Majesty lcd a retired .life iiiiiiei..3: r-g.',"-,5.0..i.1;:ni11e reign as likely to tereoe . r , roost advluita. , erred oureelyes to lay it before' our readers. onsly. the character air tohfetheto the Abbey as early as monaren.ye e ;v o llicii,_i k ts thie. the care 'of her mother, who, giving. usoll i er natiVe lAnd, 'de - Vets:lf terielf . ' ,''' 4 !sig ma '-e i . incTre7iisitv. •o f _flee _firm ,of De La _ Rue .anti CO, 6 , 1* . . r _....,_... . most assiduously to. the.-, education of. her child, in order to make her of Ibe world t t ' o "" u ' c .i b th risk w p e r r e e s e e n i t ,h t e e i r n a p heartless dela ' aucTi - ee ~--,. -severance and exertions of . Messrs. Clowes and Son to a fearful degree. It Majesty worthy of the high statism to• which she was born. .. ...: .. . , exposed t - . rn t . to b the throne. '' - I to the great skill • *of Mr. EdWard Wyon; the modeller - , and obtained admittance befo or a wilful ran eon e e. During the short time her Majesty has reigned she has : well' reepouded.e to the talents of one of the first engravers of,. the age—to the doors, but we believe to the " tender and enlightened mother," under whose care,. her ..Ma- ..____________ _. .___ __ ___. . ._,.. • out n • fou dation. ! all these gentlemen combined we.are-indebted . for the great jesty said, " I have learned from my infancy to respect and. f:see : tile con- , THE CORONATION DAY. ! be.a t . , n y which our . :journal this day exhibits. The zeal of Her Majesty, in procc stitution of my native doatitry." On her first memorable appearance 1 ' nll was observed two or tin before the Council on the day of her accession, "stepping frown the pri- " ' BY MURDO . YOUNG. . the gentlemen we have Mentioned, and in particular, shoulders. This was M. D oc vacy of domestic life to the discharge of her high ftenctions,"'she so de- 1 • , eLa Rue, in rendering us assistance, 4 above our the crimson velvet State , All hail, Queen Victoria ! all hail to this day, meaned herself as to cause, general approbation. " She inspired," said praise, and seemed dictated by a. conviction that their own, with massive gold lace, tl So teeming with promise—we welcome it here ! Sir Robert Peel, " a confident expectation that she was destined to a • honour was concerned in our success. Nor must we omit Throughout the whole • led we reign of happiness for her people and of glory to herself." " There is As the bright stream of glory pursues its g.. .y, Abel , were I ' . to state that the paPer," which is excellent, •was prepared .. - iterally bet something," he added, "which art cannot make nor. lessons .teach, and o h • expressly by Mr. Crompton, and has.' answered beyond "our ob • • " can only be suggested by a high and generous nature." Her IN.lajesty '• But if thousands on thonsands are happy before thee, tam a view of the into: has completely realised the hopes : with which her careful education and,eclat expons. Our readers may form some idea of the .ex- A Saluting thy favoursand catching thy smiles ; •. day The orders of the her demeanour on her accession to the throne inspired all her subjects. ertions and expense necessary to attain cur object, when we imperative, and Oh! think of the millions of hearts that dore . thee— no p e Her Majesty's has always willingly met her people, and on both occa- - . state, that it has required the united labour of three large the interior, which remai For this day is a JUBILEE over the Isles ! sions she opened and closed the Parliament in person.' One of the most establishments, comprising between 200 and 300, persons. when her Majesty left memo rable e vents since her accession was the great festival given to her Not alone o'er the Isles—but llindostan af a r • Our publication is a proof that our exertions have not been in festival on Monday the se I . . by the City of London in November las t y e a r, Which her Ma je st y . Doth our jubilee spread—in the West the poor slave, from th e E ar l M ars h a l' s c I vain, and the very h a ndsome manner in Which .three of our - honoured with her presence. , As he prays for thy mercy, ," fair Liberty's star! - Refreshments Morning.ContemporarieS have done us - the honour to speak were pr All who have had occasion to approach her Majesty speak with de e 1 44 Be the Queen l sf the FREE as the Queen of the brave,'! .i. . , . . . , . Abbey by - Mason, of St. light of her condescension and affability, and no deserving object of - the - , . of the specimen we laid before them, is an earnest of that .. • 1 for tea and coffee in the Royal bounty ever applied to her Majesty in vain. I Let the African joy, for his freedom is nigh; . praise we hope to derive from the public at large. general but these articles Of her Majesty's personal a ppearance . we need not speak, as the Our Queen would not reign but o'eP happy and free i We have unfortunately to regret an accident, wholly The priees.charged for wi splendid portrait above gives more information at a glance than we could Let that thunder attest it—yon banner on high— unexpected, and which might have happened at anytime high, but we fear the spec. in column. We may observe, however, that her Majesty is convey a . The Banner of Glory o'er land and o'er sea t ••e• to almost any printing , completed by machinery. prevented risk the loss of their set. not tall, though she is graceful in her movements. tables, and many' were pro Her Majesty is said to be a good musician, and to be well verse( lin Boar witness ye Nations I the homage we pay, .. .• us from preparing on the first night the. large numbers • . ! wine, fruit, cakes The pride that we feel, and the love we declare ;• . .for which we hail a demand. All our Subscribers w® -'' ' ' Sze " ' modern languages, as well as in those sciences, such as botany, which F hor t e Queen of our heartsi3, on this happy day, believe,during the long interval pri are suitable for an accomplished lady. She has shown herself, since herwere then served, and the Public at tar e , the On Friday evening, t Not alone of the brave—but TIIE Queen of the Fair! accession to the throne, a generous patron of the theatres and the fine f eagerness of which surpassed our anticipations, will we hope groat event which had ti arts, arid has already done much to resto r e them in En g land to . the Nor can chivalr y boast, in the rolls of r e nown, no longer be disappointed. " splendour of the Elizabethan age. Men of science have not been over- A scene such as THlS—for old Time• stands apart, 4 For ourselves, we shall briefly say that we have had no of holiday makers, whc looked, and England promises to be as celebrated under her reign for the • While the Crown of her PEOPLE. VICTORIA puts on • • Other object in view than to please that Public, which we amusement, in whatever peaceful arts as ever it was for warlike deeds under the most .renowned . All radiant with beauty—and pure as her heart I The Fair in H ele Pa , have ever found an indulgent and encouraging employer ;•) ' of her predecessors. . . thousands and tens of the Her reign has been already distinguished by the establishment of a Then fill up a bumper to honour TIIE QUEEN ! • and, to do honour to that day on which the Nation's Queen indiscriminately, intent I.] regular communication by steam with the United States, and the r:spid Our hands and our hearts in devotion we give; • had vowed at the Altar and before her assembled p eo pl e t o : M an y o f th e ill um i nat i ( improvements now continually made in the arts , of wh i c h our Journall And our children, while weeping with joy o'er this scene,' 1 preserve the Nation's liberties, and, with God-like attri- the place afforded..• Nev this day presents one splendid specimen, betoken an unprecedented pros .1 Shall pray, God bless VICTORIA ! and long may she live. 1 y utes, ,to do justice, tempered with mercy. a concourse of people for • 4, "-- t i .,, wi l c-.: -...".,-.,., ...,: „„A,„:‘,„ ...- , 4 ,7 4* . 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' ....''', , _ -...'- :44,Z1.Vii§351"&i •• '' ' t • i ldra , 0 I T ''' ' ' 7l l.:: , -''' . 1 -.;',`' L.—,. PRICE CORONATION ANECDOTES AND SCRAPS. It is stated that upwards of 12,000 tickets were issued for seats in Westminster Abbey, but from the peculiar construction of the building—the intersections of the nu merous massive buttresses, pillars, and arches, at least 1,500 or 2,000 of the persons present obtained but a very imperfect, and some no Niels , at all, of the preccedings. Many parties were assembled at the different entrances to the Abbey as early as half-past two o'clock in the morn ing, and at five o'clock w the . .c crowd and. r .u.h;n 3 ir a d incrintsed to a fearful degree. It as'isaid that some perons...llMl obtained admittance before the time appoipted for opening the doors, but we believe thisistatement to be entirely with out foundation. Her Majesty, in proceedin g up the aisle to the theatre, was observed two or three times to put her hands to her shoulders. This was occasioned by the great weight of the crimson velvet State Mantle, which was richly trimmed with massiv e gold lace, the train being several yards long. • Throughout the whole of Friday, the entrances to the Allbey were literally besieged by the carriages of the No bility and Gentry, who had not been fortunate enough to obtai n a view of the interesting ceremony of the previous day. The orders of the Earl Marshal, were, however, imperative, and no persons were admitted to view the interior, which remains exactly in the same state as when her Majesty left on Thursday. After the musical festival on Monday the public will be admitted by tickets from the Earl Marshal's office. Refreshments were provided in various parts of the Abbey by - Mason, of St. James's-Street, and the demand for tea - and 'coffee in the early part of the day was very general, but these articles did not enter into the bill of fare. The priees.charged for wine, fruits, &c. were extravagantly high, but we fear the speculation was a failure, as few would risk the loss of their seats by going to the refreshment tables, and many were provided with baskets of sanwiehes, wine, fruit, cakes, &c., to which ample justice was done during the long interval previous to the arrival of her Majesty. On Friday evening, the animation occasioned by the great event which had taken place appeared. to be very little abated. The metropolis was crowded by numbers' of holiday makers, who were eagerly bellt on finding amusement, in whatever qUarter, or of whatever kind. • The. 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But this •'' untoward eietit,"—accordin g to the old adage " it is an a. wind blows nobody good," —was a source of great profit to omnibus, hackney, and cab-drivers, will) doubled, and in some cases tripled their-fares on this : Occasion. Along the line of the procession Alla Work of demolitio n upon the erections witich 114- been made f ( i r th e purposes of illuminafon or-•lf..r viewing the epectaele was going on. An immense crowd of persons asienitied opposite Buckingham Palace, between five and six o'clock, to see her Majesty return from her usual evening drive, ~ n or was their curiosity Im:ratified, lbr about six her Majesty arrived in her ordinary ridint carriage, and was loudly cheered by the assembl multitude. A very " untoward event" took place with re spect to a Marchioness, whose name we did not learn, on passing up the aisle. One of the officers of the guards, who by courtesy was permitted to view the ceremony before her Majesty's arrival, is crossing the platform trod upon the Peeresses train, and literally tore it from her shoulders. Tll lady was of course compelled to retire for some time to have it adjusted, but we think she could` scarcely have felt more mortified and crest-fallen than the unfortunate %right by whoin the mishap • Was occasioned. In the course of Friday the greater portion of the temporary erections, platforms, and bfilennies, _ with which the streets on the line of the pro- cession had been lined, were taken down, ami the-pavement was in many places quite impassable from the number of workmen thus employed. Some alarm. was .excited by the ,appearance d t - 7 - • twit tit?, tette° of Peers and Peeresses, and distinguished Foreigners, who thronged the theatre and aisles shortly after her Majesty had left the Abbey. • It was soon ascer tained, however, that they had been brought in for the purpose of guarding the valuable massive plate used in the Communion Service and for the decent.. Lion of the Altar. THE GOLDEN CORONATION iS imposs- Ede to describe the state of- our office since the afternoon of Thursday last. From daylight till midnight it has been besieged by countless thou sands, and the Openings and wainsteots have in several places given way before the pressure of the crowd. At one prrod we were• eluc. tantly compelled to call in the aid of the Bow-street officers to save our premises from im pending annihilation. • The thousands of copies which we issued as rapidly as the complicated ma chinery by which they were produced could supply them, were hut as drops of water in the great ocean; and five shillings, ten shillings, and its • in many cases donbre that sum was offered at the door for a single copy of " The Golden Sun." At Bristol the extra number of copies sent down wa, , exhausted almost instantaneously ; and our enter prising agen t, w h o was tendered a sovereign as the current price for a Coronation Sun, started off ex press to London for the purpose of procuring as further supply. This is but a solitary instance of the excitement. in Birmingham:Manchester, Liver pool, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and all the: large towns of the Kingdom. W e can only say to our friends and the public, " Have patience with us," and so far as the united skill and industry of all the first-rate artists of the metropolis can go, coupled with our own unceasing exertions, we shall endeaVour to meet the calls of our innumerable customers in town, country, and abroad. An order for 20,000 copies for the East Indies has just been followed by orders of nearly equal. Magnitude for the United States and the Continent. We hope in a few days to satisfy a great portion o.' the demands upon us. Tug ABM", Prtutous TO THE Queee's ARRIVAL,—Such was the temple in which our gracious and lovely Queen Vi ctoria 'was yesterday crowned Queen of these realms. It was not until half-past seven that the Peers and Peeresses arrived. in any numbers. From that time forward they made their appearance in rapid succession, and the gentlemen ushers had enough upon their hands. Amongst the Peeresses who ar rived rather early was the Countess of Essex, who attracted considerable notice, and apparently received the greetings of a crowd of noblemen and gentlemen who were lounging about the platform. She looked extremely well, and was elegantly dressed. • Lord Lyndhu rs t was also amongst the. ,egelv e areje e * . b“che soon picked - up - 7ns spirits, Chat ting and laugh outright with the learned Judges and others lie the choir seats. About half-past eight o'clock the Duke of Nemours came unatttnded, and attracted considerable notice, as he was ushered to a seat, we believe, in the Ambasadors' box. By half-past nine almost all the Peers and l'eeresses had are rived ; the latter generally taking their places immediately. and remaining very quietly engaged with the settling of the robes or coronets, or the advantageous disposal of small packets of sandwiches and other substantials, which their Ladyships had, in many instances, very prudently provided themselves. with. From this period the whole vast area of the Abbey (with the sole exception of the Ambassadors' box) being nearly filled, and people being tired of gazing at coronet after coronet, and surveying the vast ocean of diamonds and jewel.: lery which filled the theatre, relaxed into a calmness almost': approaching a waking sleep, or what poetasters would call a "dreaminess," from which nothing but some new excitement could awake them. At length this means cf excitement oc curred ; when the distant sound of the Park guns announced, that Queen Victoria was actually in her State coach, and oa the way to glad the sleepy eyes of her loving subjects. This happened at precisely seven minutes after ten, and the effect of it was perfectly electrical. A gathering whisper, like the rising and rustling of distant waters, was heard from the nave and was instantly met by similar indistinct sounds from the transcepts, the galleries, and lolly vaultings ; and indeed every part of the building. It was like a giant shaking off sleep, Alt again was life and animation, and interchanges of congratula— tions and inquiries, and looking at watches and calculating dig tances, and rubbing eyes and resolving to look brisk, and chew. ing biscuits, and other gratifying symptoms of resuscitation, which to particularise would be tedious. The cannons stilt went on booming, the bells were indistinctly heard ringing a merry peal, and even the shouting voices and waving handkere chiefs of the countless myriads without were before us in inur e gination. The few remaining Peers and Peeresses who had yet to• arrive, did so with a precipitation which the or casion required—the Prebendaries of Westminster put eta their capes and stoles, and paced up and down the choir in readiness for the duty which they were .to per. form of meeting their Sovereign at the Abbey gate. The embassies, as they severally arrived, were met by the heralds and gentlemen at arms with all due honour, and es •corted to their seats, amidst a murmur of observation at the costliness, variety, or novelty of the costumes which they presented. The Turkish Ambassador appeared at first abso lutely bewildered, and a slight titter ran through the galleries at the start he gave on first entering the door. A 'sound 01 cheering now ran through from the nave, and it was quickly intimated that Marshal Soult was close at hand. On his Ex cellency's entrance the cordial greeting which we understood he had received without was repeated with the true John Dull heartiness.' Ile bowed with great dignity, yet with much feeling, in testimony of his appreciation of the delicate coni pliments intended to be ofrered him, and made his way (halt big rather from lameness) to the ambassadors' box, The cordial and apnropriate fervour with which this great General was received on the present occasion, both within and without the Abbey, was highly creditable to the good taste and generous feelings of the English public. They have thus given their best expression of dissent from the ninta e closes eff:Ce .eiaction which has sought to mar the harmony - or the present festive period by a recurrence. to by-gone na tional strife. This applause of the venerable Marshal must be t een he mare gratifsing himeelf, as it i s h onourable to the Eng re -serepe„,r-e-,;terrg from the,...4.-..14w1id-rrriTtrenre which but a few Lelia:tee afteewanis• were lend i n th e i r j ust ap plause of his-Gra ce t h e Duke of Wellington, • Amongst the other ambassadors who attracted particular attention score the Prince Swartzenbutgli, who were a splendid dress of velvet, turned up with fur and gold. The Princess excited universal admiration for her beauty and the elegant richness of her dress. But Prince Esterhazy's coat of mail (for we may e almost so term it) of pearls and diamonds carried everything before it. In passing through the choir everybody stared at him with all their eyes. When the Prince arrived at the Peeresses' seats, on his way to the AmbassaCrs' box,- he was regularly way laid, and underwent a minute scrutiny, which he enjoyed with great good hinnour. We need -is icily add that the ap pearance of the Ambassadors' hex, when all their Excellencies were seated in it, seas suenptnous in the extreme, Every succeeding moment now brought with it a fresh acceS sion cf Peers and Peeresses, and the officers of the Herald.'s College were incessantly engaged in conducting them to their pines. The Lord Mayor, and the Lady Mayoress were shown to their respective seats, the former to the right of the Judge', and the Latter among the Pe..xesscs. - tSir Ilobert Peel, who was attired in the full Windsor uniform, took • his seat wish the privy councillors. At half-past nine o'clock Prinse George et Cambridge arrived with the , Duchesss .of Gloucester le:ming on his arm. When the Lord Lieu tenant of Ireland entered, he was announced by his now title as Marquis of Normanby. The Duke of Nas:sau ar rived immediately afterwards, and wai led to the royal box. FESTIVITIES IN THE VICINITY 01. 7 LONDON, The following is an account of the ma.:rwr in which the great national solunnity:was commemorated at the principal places in the neighbourhood of the in e t ropo li . In many of the places mentioned, further festivities will take pla;:e after the Coronation. PECKHAVE—A subsciiption was entered- into to provide all the charity children with a good dinner.. The poor in the work lious:e also had an extra allowan ce en d a l e . CA-MBERWELL.—The prior were here regaled in a similar manner ;• the day was kept as a holiday Dukwien.—The children in the celiege had an extra allow ance and a holiday, had also the adut!s ; many of the gen try subscribed to give food to the poor also. Noawoon.---The children at all the charity schools were re. gated with roast beef and Winn pudding. The grounds of the Beulah Spa were also ti.r. sn open to the public. • At Wandsworth, Barnes, and Putney, the poor had a suit' stantiat repast. At Twickenhane, Kingston, :Intl ➢Mortlake, the poor were